All About GEP

[sleepy]

bcet0104:

2ppaamm:

bcet0104, Who is your EP? Is he from MOE and are his initials TAK?

Nope. We had him assessed back Thailand. Used to stay there for a few years. The first time we had him assessed, we flew him back to sgp and had him tested in a private clinic. Subsequently we had him assessed by another EP who used to work in MOE. She's british, now based in australia. Both assessments yield the same conclusion - high iq, low eq

Hi, how was the EQ assessement done? In IQ assessment like WISC there is a score on verbal comprehension where the child needs to engage in conversation with the tester. Is that considered EQ?

Or the EQ assessment is separate from IQ assessment?

[bcet0104]

sleepy:

Hi, how was the EQ assessement done? In IQ assessment like WISC there is a score on verbal comprehension where the child needs to engage in conversation with the tester. Is that considered EQ?


Or the EQ assessment is separate from IQ assessment?

Hi sleepy,

They did not do any EQ assessment. Dont think there is such an assessment out there in the market today. They basically did WISC-IV, clinical observations and assessed his communication skills. Interestingly, he scored very very high on his Verbal IQ component, thus both EPs concluded that he doesnt hv ASD, so the cause of his quirkiness could be due to social immaturity and poor EQ.

What's the point of having high intelligence if one can't get along well with others? Sometimes, too much of a good thing may sometimes tip the balance scale. JMHO.

[vlim]

Hi, I heard that few of the p5 gep kids are selected to go Japan for an event...Any parent knows abt it?

[Zann]

vlim:

Hi, I heard that few of the p5 gep kids are selected to go Japan for an event...Any parent knows abt it?

Vllim, are u referring to your school GEP or all P5 GEP kids in Singapore? Need to pay?

[vlim]

Zann:

vlim:

Hi, I heard that few of the p5 gep kids are selected to go Japan for an event...Any parent knows abt it?

Vllim, are u referring to your school GEP or all P5 GEP kids in Singapore? Need to pay?

I was told by another parent whose p5 kid is in another gep school said that 2 gep kids of every gep center will be selected to go Japan... but my son has no idea abt this event at all.... so probably my son not selected or his school not involve in this event... :?

[vlim]

Hi all gepers' mum and dad, I found the articles in the below link interesting...it is related to gifted kids and also abt UK dismantling their gifted program in the public school...http://www.examiner.com/x-34673-Gifted-Education-Examiner~y2010m1d24-The-United-Kingdom-dismantles-its-gifted-program

[xxjustakidxx]

I don’t see how good GEP is. Mainstream pupils perform almost the same as GEP pupils.

[2ppaamm]

xxjustakidxx:

I don't see how good GEP is. Mainstream pupils perform almost the same as GEP pupils.

Hm... curious what is the context of this post. PSLE? Do well in life? :?

[MdmKS]

xxjustakidxx:

I don't see how good GEP is. Mainstream pupils perform almost the same as GEP pupils.

As what discussed in the thread, more than once, GEP does not garantee success in life and PSLE, it is just another programme in school, you may call it enriched or advanced.

[syshi]

MdmKS:

xxjustakidxx:

I don't see how good GEP is. Mainstream pupils perform almost the same as GEP pupils.

As what discussed in the thread, more than once, GEP does not garantee success in life and PSLE, it is just another programme in school, you may call it enriched or advanced.

From what I heard, GEP is more on different approach of teaching... result mostly on the long term based...

One of my DD teacher told me that differences for his DS (GEP) and DD (non-GEP) are as below:
1. PSLE - DD did better than DS
2. University - DS got First Class Honour compare to DD which is Second Class Honour...